Necktie



July 29, 1947.

c. w. PENNOCK NECKTIE Filed'July 27, 1945 IN VEN TOR. UZzaflesVIZPezzzzocJi Patented July 29,1947

UNITED STA' T-EES' PATENT OFFICE NECKTIE 'Charles W. Pennock, Miami,Fla.

Application July 27, 1945, Serial No. 607,403

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to neckwear, and more particularly to necktiehaving collar-attaching means for securement to the shirt collar of thewearer.

A main object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvednecktie adapted to be readily secured to the collar flaps and the shirtfront of the wearer, and acting to maintain the collar flaps in place.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved necktie ofsimple construction which is adapted to be quickly and easily secured inposition by means hooking under the collar flaps whereby the collarflaps are held neatly in desired position and wherein means are providedfor securing the body portion of the necktie to the shirt front.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description and claim, and from the accompanying drawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the supporting structure for anecktie in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of a necktie carried on thesupporting structure of Figure 1, shown mounted in position with respectto a shirt collar.

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the necktie structure of Figure2.

Figure 4 is la, detail view in side elevation of the tie knot-formingportion of the supporting structure of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a rear elevational view of the tie structure of Figure 2showing the clip means employed for securing the necktie to the shirtfront.

Referring to the drawings, the supporting structure for the necktiecomprises a flat strip l of rigid material, such as plastic or the like,at the upper end portion of which is secured a downwardly tapered block2 of wood or the like, which provides a form for the knot portion of thenecktie. The top of the block 2 is formed with a. transverse groove 3 inwhich is secured, as by gluing, a stiff U-shaped wire member 4, whichmay be covered for most of its length by a plastic sleeve of desiredcolor. Wire 4 is formed with a pair of upwardly projecting side loops 5,5 adapted to engage the neckband of a shirt collar for properlypositioning the necktie, and the end portions of said wire are formedwith coil spring portions 6, 6 from which project the ends of the wire1, 1, sharpened to form downwardly directed spurs. Spurs I, I areadapted to penetrate the fabric of the under surface of the shirt collarflaps and to maintain the necktie in position with respect to thecollar. The lower end of strip I carries a clip member 8 adapted to beclipped onto the adjacent edge of the shirt front when the necktie isplaced in position.

Wrapped around and glued to block 2 is a piece of fabric 9 simulatingthe knot of ta, necktie, and secured beneath piece 9 and dependingtherefrom is the main fabric flared necktie portion II], the rear foldthereof being slit at H, whereby the lower end of strip l carrying clip8 protrudes therefrom. The top portion of block 2, carrying wire member4 is covered with fabric so asto complete the simulated knot of thenecktie.

It can be readily seen that when the necktie is positioned between thecollar flaps of the shirt with spurs 1, 1 engaged with the fabric at theunder surface of the collar flaps, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, theflaps will be held down and will be prevented from curling. Coil springelements 6, 6 provide spring tension to maintain the simulated knotportion of the tie in the space underlying the upper portions of thecollar flaps and in centered positions with respect thereto.

Clip 8 is engaged with the adjacent edge portion of the shirt fabric tothereby hold the main necktie portion 10 against the shirt front.

While a, specific embodiment of a necktie structure has been disclosedin the foregoing description, it will be understood that variousmodifications within the spirit of the invention may occur to thoseskilled in the art. Therefore, it is intended that no limitations beplaced on the invention other than as defined by the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A neckwear structure comprising a rigid strip, a downwardly taperingblock carried by the upper end of said strip and being transverselygrooved at the upper end, a U-shaped wire member including anintermediate portion covered by a colored plastic sleeve and glued inthe groove of said block, said member also including upwardly projectingside loops each at one end of the intermediate portion and adapted toengage the neckband of a shirt collar, said member also including endportions extending in diverging relation from an end of a. loop andterminating in \a. spur, said spurs being adapted to penetrate a shirtcollar flap, 9. clip member carried by the lower end of the strip, apiece of fabric simulating the knot of a, necktie and wrapped aroundsaid block, a main fabric flared necktie portion secured at its upperend to the inner side of the CHARLES W. PENNOCK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

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